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God only is the creature's heme. 

Though rough and straight the road; 

Yet nothing less can satisfy 
The love that longs for God. 

How little of that road, my soul ! 

How little hast thou gone ! 
Take heart, and let the thought of God 

Allure thee further on. 

F. W. Faber. 



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The Lord is risen indeed. — St. Luke xxiv. 34. 



Say, my soul, what preparation 

Makest thou for this high day. 
When the God of thy salvation 

Opened through the tomb a way ? 
Dwellest thou with pure affection 

On this proof of power and love ? 
Doth thy Saviour's lesurrection 

Raise thy thoughts to things above ? 

Spitta. 



If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things 

which are above. 

Colossians iii. 1. 
3 



Awake to righteousness, and sin not. 

1 Corinthians xv. 34. 



Bury my dead faith in Thy tomb, 

Wake me with Thee to life ; 
Bid me, my King, gird on my sword. 

And never quit the strife 
Till in Thy strength, my warfare past, 

Thou call'st my soul to Thee, 
On " through the grave and gate of death, 

To endless victory. 

M. H. S. 



We are more than conquerors through Him that 
loved us. 

Romans viii. 37. 
4 



Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, aiK 
saith nnto them, Peace be unto you. 

St. Luke xxiv. 36. 



I knew Thou wert coming, Love Divine ! 
To gather the world's heart up in thine. 
I knew the bonds of the rock-hewn grave 
Were riven, that, living, thy life might save ; 
But, blind and wayward, I could not see 
Thou wert coming to dwell with me, e'en me. 
Eear, if thou wait, a throne in my breast; 
Reign ! 1 will worship and serve my Guest. 
Abide Thou in me, if in Thee I abide, 
What end shall there be to the Easter-tide ? 

M. L. Dickinson. 



They constrained Him, saying. Abide with us. 
. . . And He went in to tarry with them. 

St. Luke xxiv. 29. 
5 



Thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save 
his people from their sins. 

St. Matthew i. 21. 



Name above all names the most beloved, 
Fullest of memories, and of untold peace, 
Earnest of all unutterable joys, 
Be Thou the radiance of our earthly lives ; 
Transform us even now. 

C. M. N. 



God also hath highly exalted him, and given 
him a name which is above every name. 

Philippians ii. 9. 



Behold I stand at the door, and knock; if any 
man hear my voice and open the door, I will come 
in to him. 

Revelations iii. 20. 



Fling wide the portals of your heart, 

Make it a temple set apart, 
From earthly use for heaven's employ. 

Adorned with prayer and love and joy; 
So shall your Sovereign enter in, 

And new and nobler life begin. 

Geo. Weissel. 



Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and 
that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you ? 

1 Corinthians iii. 16. 

7 



Adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all 
things. 

Titus ii. 10. 



Rise, Christian, rise, and if aright- 

The pattern of thy Lord thou readest, 
Ask in each early dawning light 

The grace that for the day thou needest ; 
Grace that thy gracious work may be 

From jar of worldly temper free, 
And thou thyself, Avhere'er thou move, 

A reflex of God's love to other souls may'st 
prove. 

Rev. J. F. Thrupp. 



Thnt the life also of Jesus might he made mani- 
fest in our mortal flesh 

2 Cor iv. 11. 



My presence shall go with thee, and I will give 

thee rest. 

Exodus xxxiii. 14. 



If the sweet presence of thy God 

To-day has cheered and blest thy road, 

Think what must be that glorious place, 
Where He will never hide His face. 

Let every gift by God bestowed. 

Each kind refreshment on thy road; 

Let every sorrow, hope, and fear, 
Incite thy soul to persevere. 

Charlotte Elliott. 



Be thou faithful unto death. Rev. ii. 10, 

9 



See that ye abound in this grace also. 

2 Cor. viii. 7. 



Hope, Christian soul, in every stage 
Of this thine earthly pilgrimage; 

Let heavenly joy thy thoughts engage, 
Abound in hope. 

Hope through the watches of the night, 
Hope till the morrow brings the light, 

Hope till thy faith be lost in sight, 
Abound in hope. 

Eev. Dr. Kennedy. 



Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, 
both sure and steadfast. 

Hebrews vi. 19. 
10 



The Father of lights, with whom is no variable- 
ness, neither shadow of turning. 

St. James i. 17. 



My love is oft times low, 

My joy still ebbs and flows; 
But peace with Him remains the same, 

No change Jehovah knows. 

I change; He changes not, 

The Christ can never die ; 
His love, not mine, the resting place, 

His truth, not mine, the tie. 

H. BoNAR, D.D. 



Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and 

forever. 

Hebrews xiii. 8. 
11 



I will lift up mine eyes unto tlio hills, from 
whence cometh my help. 

Psalms cxxi. 1. 



* Upward, still upward' thy pathway be, 
Into the sunshine grand aiil free; 
Leaving the mists and clouds below, 
Gaining the pure and stainless snow. 
Upward^ still upward ! Thy faithful Guide 
Always close at His pilgrim's side, 
Leading thee on from height to height. 
Nearer and nearer the stars of light. 

F. R. Havergal. 



Lead me to the rock that is higher than L 

Psalms Ixi. 2. 
12 



My peace I give unto you. — St. John xiv. 



27. 



rare and gracious promise 

peace, of love the sign ! 

1 long to taste Thy sweetness, 

1 long to call Thee mine. 
Descend, dove of heaven, 

birth-pangs, do not cease, 
Till in my chastened spirit 
Is born that perfect peace ! 

W. M. L. Jay. 



Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him 
that is near, saith the Lord. 

Isaiah Ivii. 19. 
13 



Set your affection on things above, not on things 
on the earth. 

Colossians iii. 2. 



From all that's mortal, all thafs vain, 

Upon this earthly clod. 
Arise, my soul, and strive to gain 

Sonl fellowship with God. 



And truly onr fellowship is with the Father, and 
with his Son Jesns Christ. 

1 John i. 3. 
14 



Forgetting those things which are behind. 
. . I press toward the mark. 

Philippians iii. 14, 15. 



Clothe with life the weak intent, 
Let me be the thing I meant ! 
Out of self to love be led, 
And to heaven acclimated, 
Until all things sweet and good 
Seem my natural habitude. 

Whittier. 



For our conversation is in heaven. 

Philippians iii. 20. 
15 



My people have forgotten me day a without luini- 
ber. Jeremiah ii. 32. 

Yet will I not forget thee. — Isaiah xlix. 15. 



Fearest soiuetinies that thy Father 

Hath forgot? 
When tlie clouds around thee gather, 

Doubt him not. 
Always hath the daylight broken, 
Always hath He comfort spoken. 
Better hath He been for years, 

Than thy fears. 
Therefore, whatsoe'er betideth, 

Night or day, 
Know His love for thee provideth 

Good alway. 

Paul Gerhardt. 



My kindness shall not depart from thee. 

Isaiah liv. 10. 
16 



That the trial of your faith, being miich more 
precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be 
tried with fire, might be found unto praise and 
honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ. 

1 Peter i. 7. 



Yet to the faithful there is no such thing 
As disappointment; failures only bring 
A gentle pang, as peacefully they say, 

"His purpose stands, though mine has passed 
away. " 

C. M. N. 



Not my wdll, but Thine be done. 

St. Luke xxii. 42. 
17 



when wilt thou come unto me. — Psalms ci. 2. 



When, gracious Lord, when shall it be 
That I shall find my all in Thee ; 

The fulness of Thy promise prove, 
The seal of Thine eternal love. 

Lord, I am sick, my sickness cure ; 

I want, do Thou enrich the poor; 
Under Thy mighty hand I stoop, 

lift the abject sinner up. 

C. Wesley. 



God is able to make all grace abound toward 

you. 

2 Corinthians ix. 8. 
18 



Who can understand his errors? Cleanse thou 
me from secret faults. 

Psalm xix. 12. 



The highest hopes we cherish here, 
How fast they tire and faint; 

How many a spot defiles- the robe 
That wraps an earthly saint. 

for a heart that never sins, 
for a soul washed white, 

for a voice to praise our King, 
Nor weary day nor night. 



When He shall appear, we shall be like him ; for 
we shall see him as he is. And every man that 
hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he 

is pure. 

1 John iii. 2. 
19 



Whosoever shall give you a cup of water to 
drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, 
verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. 

St. Mark ix. 41. 



When thou lookest on the woes of man, 
Be not disheartened at thy little means, 
Or ask, " How, Lord, can I do aught to aid ?" 
Offer thy haf^ and God shall multiply 
To thee and them the gift of ready love. 

A. D. T. Whitney. 



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For if there be first a willing mind, it is accept- 
ed according to that a man hath, and not accord- 
ing to that he hath not. 

2 Corinthians viii. 12. 
30 



Go work to-day in my vineyard. 

St. Matthew xxi. 28. 



What garnered store hast thou to show 
For all the years that o'er thee roll ? 

What blest experience dost thon know ? 
Where hast thou gleaned to-day, my soul ? 



He that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit 
reap life everlasting. 

Galationsvi. 8. 



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TJiy shoes shall be iron and brass ; and as thy 
days so shall thy strength be. 

Deuteronomy xxxiii. 25. 



God may not smooth the path alway 
Or take the stones and thorns away, 

But iron and brass my shoes shall be 

To tread right onward steadfastly; 

So shall I walk, and never faint, 

Upheld by cheerful love's constraint. 

M. K. A. S. 



He will keep the feet of his saints. 

1 Samuel ii. 9. 
23 



Lord, what wilt thou have me to do ? 

Acts ix. (). 



And bless the work I do for Tkee, 

Or I shall toil in vain ; 
Mine be the hand to drop the seed, 

Thine to send sun and rain. 

Thrice happy he who works for Thee, 
Thou grantest him the grace, 

When he takes home his work to see 
The Master face to face. 

E. Prentiss. 



Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. 

St. Matthew xxv. 21, 
33 



Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, 

Solomon's Song ii. 17. 



Hold out ! There comes an end to sorrow, 
Hope from the dust shall conquering rise ; 

The storm foretells a sunnier morrow, 
The Cross points on to Paradise. 

The Father reigneth ; cease all doubt, 
Hold on, my heart; hold in, hold out! 

Benj. Schmacke, born 1672. 



For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have 

done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 

Hebrews x. 36. 
24 



And they that are Christ's have crucified the 
flesh, with the affections and lusts. 

Galations v. 24. 



Through my heart's very ground 
Thy ploughshare must be driven, 

Till all are better loved than self, 
And yet loved less than Heaven. 

C. M. N. 



God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love dwell- 

eth in God, and God in him. 

1 John iv. 16. 
25 



My grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength 
is made perfect in weakness. 

2 Corinthians xii. 9. 



Either grief will not come; or if it must, 

Do not ibrucast; 
For while it cometh, it is almost past. 

Away distrust ! 
My God hath promised — he is just. 

Geo. Herbeet. 



Being fully persuaded that what he had prom 

ised, he was able also to perform. 

Romans iv. 21. 
26 



Lord, how inanifold are thy works ! in wisdom 
hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy 
riches. 

Psalms civ. 24. 



Wise it were to welcome and make ours., 

Whate'er of good, though small the present 
brings; 
Kind greetings, sunshine, song of birds, and flow- 
ers, 
With a child's pure delight in little things. 

R. C, Trench. 



Freely ye have received, freely give. 

St. Matthew x. 8. 

27 



Ha"vang compassion one of another, love as breth- 
ren, be pitiful, be courteous. 

1 Peter iii. 8. 



Let me be tender when I touch 
The meanest name to Jesus dear, 

Lest my rude hand inflict a wound, 
Where Jesus' mercy sheds a tear. 



Having loved His own which were in the world, 
he loved them unto the end. 

St. John xiii. 1. 



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He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver. 

Malachi iii. 3. 



'Tis sweet to know that He who tries 

The silver, takes His seat 
Beside the fire which purifies, 

Lest too intense a heat — 
Raised to consume the base alloy — 
The precious metals, too, destroy. 

Thou Great Refiner ! sit Thou by, 

Thy purpose to fulfill ; 
Moved by Thy hand, beneath Thine eye, 

And melted at Thy will. 
may Thy work /oreyer shine, 
Reflecting beauty pure as Thine ! 



When He hath tried me, I shall come forth as 
gold. Job xxiii. 10. 

29 



The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath 
are the everlasting arms. 

Deuteronomy xxxiii. 27. 



Be still, my soul ; Jehovah loveth thee ; 

Fret not, nor murmur at thy weary lot; 
Though dark and lone thy journey seems to be. 

Be sure that thou art ne'er by Him forgot. 
He ever loves, then trust Him, trust him still ; 

Let all thy care be this, the doing of His will. 

HORATIUS BONAR, D. D 



For whosoever shall do the Aviil of my Father 
which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and 
sister, and mother. 

St. Matthew xii. 50. 
80 



The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a bro- 
ken and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt not de- 
spise. Psahns li. 17. 



Lord, T have laid my heart upon Thine altar, 

But cannot get the wood to burn ; 
It hardly flames ere it begins to falter. 

And to the dark return. 

Old sap, or night-fallen dew, has damped the fuel 
In vain my breath would flame provoke. 

Yet see ! at every poor attempt's renewal, 
To Thee ascends the smoke. 

'Tis all I have — smoke, failure, foiled endeavor, 
Coldness and doubt and palsied lack ; 

Such as I have I send Thee. Perfect Giver, 
Send thou Thy lightning back ! 

George Macdonald. 



I will look unto the Lord ; I will wait for the 
God of my salvation; my God will hear me. 

Micah vil. 7 
3t 



Let every thing that hath breath praise the 
Lord. Praise ye the Lord, Psalm el. fi. 



Praise, my soul, the King of heaven; 

To His feet thy tribute bring; 
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven 

Who like me His praise should sing? 
Praise Him 1 praise Him ! 

Praise the everlasting King ! 

Henry F. Ltte. 



Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from 
our sins in Plis own blood. . . To Him be glory 
and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 

Revelations i. 5, 6. 
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